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A grand slam by Dale Murphy in the first inning triggered the Braves to an 8-2 triumph over the Giants as Doyle Alexander pitched a five-hitter. A single by Jerry Royster and walks to Bob Horner and Chris Chambliss loaded the sacks and set up Murphy's blast. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 2Game Played on Sunday, August 17, 1980 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkBraves 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 - 8 7 1
Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 2
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Royster lf,3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .225 North cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .233 Herndon lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .240
Matthews rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .273 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Horner 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .253 Whitfield ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .272
Lum pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .194 Rowland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chambliss 1b 1 2 0 0 3 1 .282 Clark rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .292
Murphy cf 4 2 2 5 0 1 .288 Evans 3b 2 0 0 1 2 0 .256
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .254 May c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .280
Benedict c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .251 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239
Alexander p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Stennett 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .253
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Venable ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Totals 33 8 7 7 6 10 Totals 31 2 5 2 2 7
Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 21,029
Left on Base: Braves 5, Giants 4
DP: Braves 0, Giants 0
Errors: Murphy, North, Clark
Doubles: Murphy (20), May (15)
Triples: Clark (8)
Home Runs: Murphy (20), Matthews (14)
Stolen Bases: Chambliss (3), Evans (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Ramirez (1)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Alexander W(11-6) 9 5 2 2 2 7 0 33 3.63
Totals 9 5 2 2 2 7 0 33
Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Ripley L(6-6) 0.2 3 4 4 3 0 1 8 3.49
Griffin 5.1 1 1 1 1 6 1 18 3.13
Moffitt 2 3 3 2 2 2 0 11 7.36
Rowland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.70
Totals 9 7 8 7 6 10 2 40
Wild Pitches: Moffitt (1)
Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale
BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center [Royster to second (error
by North)]; Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Royster to third]; Matthews made an out to third; Horner
walked; Chambliss walked [Horner to second]; Murphy homered
[Royster scored, Horner scored, Chambliss scored]; Hubbard
walked; Benedict singled to left [Hubbard to second]; GRIFFIN
REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Alexander forced Benedict (shortstop
unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.
GIANTS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Herndon struck out;
Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves
4, Giants 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Royster struck out; Ramirez popped to third in foul
territory; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 0.
GIANTS 2ND: Evans walked; Evans stole second; May struck out;
Ivie made an out to third; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Horner struck out; Chambliss walked; Chambliss stole
second; Murphy struck out; Hubbard popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.
GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster flied out to left; Griffin lined to second;
North flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4,
Giants 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Benedict flied out to left; Alexander popped to
catcher in foul territory; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.
GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; May made an out
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Ramirez struck out; Matthews homered; Horner flied
out to right; Chambliss was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0.
GIANTS 5TH: Ivie was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded
out (second to first); LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Murphy flied out to left; Hubbard grounded out
(second to first); Benedict flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0.
GIANTS 6TH: VENABLE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Venable grounded out
(first unassisted); North flied out to center; Herndon struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0.
BRAVES 7TH: VENABLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MOFFITT
REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); Alexander grounded out (first
unassisted); Royster popped to first in foul territory; Ramirez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0.
GIANTS 7TH: Clark tripled to right; Evans grounded out (second
to first) [Clark scored]; May doubled to right; Ivie popped to
first in foul territory; Stennett singled to center [May scored,
Stennett out at third (center to third) (error by Murphy)]; 2 R,
3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 2.
BRAVES 8TH: Matthews flied out to right; Horner singled to
right; LUM RAN FOR HORNER; Moffitt threw a wild pitch [Lum to
second]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Murphy doubled to
left [Lum scored, Chambliss to third]; Hubbard singled to right
[Chambliss scored, Murphy scored (error by Clark) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Benedict walked [Hubbard to second]; Alexander struck
out; Royster grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Giants 2.
GIANTS 8TH: ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LUM STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LeMaster grounded out (second to first);
Venable struck out; North singled to center; WHITFIELD BATTED
FOR MOFFITT; Whitfield singled to right [North to second]; Clark
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Giants 2.
BRAVES 9TH: ROWLAND REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Ramirez
struck out; Matthews struck out; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Giants 2.
GIANTS 9TH: Evans flied out to right; May grounded out (pitcher
to first); Ivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 8, Giants 2.
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